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Rob McDonagh is an experienced journalist and editor currently serving as the Associate Editor for Investigations and deputy news editor at Storyful since July 2014, following a transfer from the Dublin office to New York City in 2017. McDonagh's expertise lies in the sourcing, verification, and rights-clearing of newsworthy visual content from social media for a diverse range of media organizations. Previous roles include working as a Digitisation Specialist at DVD Centre, a Sub-Editor for an English language textbook, a Political Writer and Personal Assistant for David Avital, and contributing to various publications such as IrishCentral and The Irish Times. McDonagh’s early career at RTÉ involved copy editing and managing news operations across television, radio, and online platforms. McDonagh holds a BA in History from Trinity College Dublin.
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Founded by Irish journalists as the first social media newswire, Storyful was created out of the need to break the news faster and utilize social content to add context to reporting. Acquired by News Corp in 2013, Storyful has evolved into a premium service for media, brands and communications. We are the leaders in social media contextualization and verification. Powered by a unique ability to gather and streamline data from all corners of an increasingly complex media landscape, our team of journalists and researchers deliver clarity in a world of confusion. Our mission is to dig deeper into the nuance inherent in social media to establish context, verify the truth and, ultimately, to help our partners make sense of the world.